Oliver Askew

Oliver Clark Askew (born December 12, 1996) is an American racing driver who serves as a reserve driver for Andretti Global in Formula E. Askew last competed in the 2021-22 Formula E World Championship for Andretti Autosport in Season 8. He is the 2019 Indy Lights champion.

Racing career Early career Askew began karting at the age of eight in Jupiter. He finished third and sixth in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals, and won the BNL Senior Max series in his European debut in 2015. At the end of the year, he signed with Absolute Racing to make his open-wheel debut in the last two rounds of the Formula Masters China, with two podium finishes in six races, but he failed to secure a racing program for 2016 due to a lack of funding.

In 2016, after being spotted during a winning performance in a one-off Skip Barber Racing Summer Series round at Road America, Askew was selected as a Team USA Scholarship recipient. This enabled him to compete in the Formula Ford Festival and the Walter Hayes Trophy, in which Askew won his heat and finished second in the final. Later in 2016, he won the $200,000 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to compete in the 2017 USF2000 championship.

USF2000 Askew won the 2017 USF2000 championship. The win earned him a $400,000 scholarship from Mazda to race in the 2018 Pro Mazda series, the middle step on the Mazda Road to Indy ladder system to IndyCar racing. In May 2017, Askew joined the Rising Star Racing program which attempts to aid young American open-wheel drivers advance in their careers.

Pro Mazda In February 2018, Askew signed with Cape Motorsports to drive in the 2018 Pro Mazda series. Askew scored his first Pro Mazda victory in Race 1 at Portland. He finished the 2018 season third in the Pro Mazda championship.

Indy Lights In September 2018, Askew partook in the Chris Griffis Memorial Test with Andretti Autosport. In February 2019, Andretti confirmed Askew would race with them in the forthcoming championship. Askew won the 2019 Indy Lights championship, clinching at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. In winning the championship, Askew has been awarded a scholarship which guarantees him an entry into a minimum of three races in the 2020 IndyCar Series, including the Indianapolis 500.

IndyCar In July 2019, Askew joined the Portland test with Chip Ganassi Racing. On October 28, 2019, Arrow McLaren SP announced that Askew, alongside Patricio O'Ward, would race full-time for the team in 2020. A hard crash at the 2020 Indianapolis 500 left Askew with concussion-like symptoms; after racing the next four events, Askew sought treatment and was withdrawn from the harvest Grand Prix rounds. He was later cleared to return for the season finale. On October 12, AMSP dropped Askew in advance of 2021 without giving a reason why.

Askew returned to IndyCar with AMSP for the second race of the Detroit Grand Prix, standing in for the injured Felix Rosenqvist after the latter crashed heavily during the first race. He raced with Ed Carpenter Racing at the following race at Road America in place of the injured Rinus VeeKay.

In July 2021, Askew tested with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at Barber Motorsports Park alongside Danish Formula 2 driver Christian Lundgaard. He later signed to drive the third Rahal entry for the final three races of the season. Askew's three race run with the team was mixed. He recorded a top-ten finish and a RLL's only Fast Six qualifying slot on a road or street course at Laguna Seca but was caught up in accidents at Portland and Long Beach. He also caused significant damage to the No. 45 car in a crash in qualifying at Long Beach. Ultimately RLL chose Lundgaard to drive the third RLL car full time in 2022, ending Askew's chances with the team.

In September 2023, Askew rejoined Ed Carpenter Racing for a test at Barber, with a view to a possible race seat in 2024. His teammate for the day was rookie Christian Rasmussen—the Dane ultimately getting the nod.

Sports car career In January 2021, Askew made his sports car racing debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona driving for Riley Motorsports in the LMP3 class. Askew would go on to win the race in that class.

Formula E Avalanche Andretti Formula E (2022) In November 2021, it was announced that Askew would reunite with Andretti to partake in his rookie season of Formula E the following year, partnering Jake Dennis. He managed to score his first points in Formula E on his debut, after finishing ninth at the Diriyah ePrix.

Askew departed Andretti after just one season despite being rookie of the year, with his seat being taken by André Lotterer. Askew left the series following the season after being unable to secure a seat.

Andretti Global Formula E (2025) Ahead of the team’s home race at the 2025 Miami ePrix, Andretti Global (formerly Andretti Formula E) announced that Askew would rejoin the team as an additional reserve driver for the remainder of Season 11.

After Formula E During the 2023 season, Askew would become a commentator for the Formula E broadcasting team, accompanying former Formula E Champion Nelson Piquet Jr and Naomi Schiff, starting with the Mexico City ePrix. It would ultimately be his only season as a Formula E commentator. He would return to his former Andretti team as reserve/simulation driver for both Season 11 and Season 12.

Personal life Askew was born in Melbourne, Florida and raised in Jupiter. With his mother hailing from Sweden, Askew is bilingual in Swedish. Throughout his career, Askew frequently raced alongside friend and fellow Jupiter native Kyle Kirkwood.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2015 Formula Masters China Absolute Racing 6 0 0 0 2 34 10th 2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports 14 7 7 8 11 351 1stF2000 Championship SeriesN/A200204625th 2018 Pro Mazda Championship Cape Motorsports 16 1 3 2 5 303 3rd 2019 Indy Lights Andretti Autosport 18 7 7 5 15 486 1st 2020 IndyCar Series Arrow McLaren SP 12 0 0 0 1 195 19th 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Riley Motorsports 1 1 0 0 1 1744 6th Forty7 Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 Andretti Autosport 5 0 0 1 0 IndyCar Series Arrow McLaren SP 1 0 0 0 0 61 29th Ed Carpenter Racing 1 0 0 0 0 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 3 0 0 0 0 2021–22 Formula E Avalanche Andretti Formula E 16 0 0 0 0 24 16th 2024–25 Formula E Andretti Formula E Reserve driver 2025–26 Formula E Andretti Formula E Reserve driver Season still in progress.

American open–wheel racing results U.S. F2000 National Championship Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2017 Cape Motorsports STP2 STP1 BAR1 BAR1 IMS1 IMS1 ROA17 ROA3 IOW1 TOR2 TOR12 MOH1 MOH4 WGL2 1st 351

Pro Mazda Championship Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2018 Cape Motorsports STP STP BAR BAR IMS IMS LOR ROA ROA TOR TOR MOH MOH GMP POR POR 3rd 303

Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points 2019 Andretti Autosport STP STP COA COA IMS IMS INDY RDA RDA TOR TOR MOH MOH GTW POR POR LAG LAG 1st 486

IndyCar Series (key) Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref 2020 Arrow McLaren SP 7 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet TXS IMS ROA ROA IOW IOW INDY GTW GTW MOH MOH IMS IMS STP 19th 195 2021ALASTPTXSTXSIMSINDYDET DET 29th 61 Ed Carpenter Racing 21 ROAMOHNSHIMSGTW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 45 Honda POR LAG LBH Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2020 Dallara Chevrolet21 30 Arrow McLaren SP

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship. Season still in progress.

Complete Formula E results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points 2021–22 Avalanche Andretti Formula E Spark SRT05e BMW iFE.21 DRH DRH MEX RME RME MCO BER BER JAK MRK NYC NYC LDN LDN SEO SEO 16th 24